Two for Fat Tuesday

Fish City Grill, 18130 U.S. 281 N., is celebrating Mardi Gras on Feb. 20 with a day-long party. Hurricanes and Cajun food will be offered, and there will be live music from 7 to 10 p.m. BYOB for this party means “bring your own beads.”

Shrove Tuesday, as Mardi Gras is also known in some cultures, is a time for eating pancakes — according to the folks in England, at least.

In honor of that tradition, IHOP is offering a free short stack of pancakes to customers from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 20. Guests are asked to make a donation to the Children’s Miracle Network program at Christus Santa Rosa’s Children’s Hospital in return.